1. Mr. Arthur P. McGregor (Art)
Associate Director, Kinetic Weapons Technologies
Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Research & Engineering)
ResearchDirectorate, Technology/Weapons Systems
Contact information
Work: arthur.p.mcgregor.civ@mail.mil phone: (w) 571-372-6507/(c) 571-236-3075
Home: mcgregorap@gmail.com phone: (h) 703-690-1510
CURRENT WORK: Since 1997, have been responsible for review, oversight, and technical advice to
the ASD(R&E) on the DoD kinetic/conventional weapons science and technology (S&T) programs. In
FY15 and FY16, kinetic weapons S&T was around $750M, in the areas of Countermine/Mines,
Guidance & Control, Guns, Missiles, Munitions, Non-Lethal Weapons, Ordnance, Propulsion,
Undersea Weapons, and Weapons Lethality/Vulnerability.
- Participate in OSD level Defense Acquisition Board (DAB) related reviews (WIPTs, IIPTs, OIPTs)
on ACAT ID Weapons programs such as Joint Air-Surface Standoff Missile - Extended Range, Small
Diameter Bomb II, B61- Mod 12 Tailkit Assembly, Long Range Standoff, Ground Based Strategic
Deterrence, Standard Missile-6, AIM-9X Block II, Indirect Fire Protection Capability, Increment 2 -
Intercept (IFPC2 - I), PAC-3/MSE, Joint Air-Ground Missile, and Long Range Precision Fires. Review
and recommend positions to ASD(R&E) on kinetic weapon program DAB level acquisitions
documents, such as the Technology Development Strategy, Acquisition Strategy, Life Cycle
Sustainment Plan (LCSP), and Certifications to Congress (Business Case Analysis, Technology
Demonstrations) and ADMs.
- Review and evaluate impact of changes to kinetic weapons technologies in the DoD budget process
(POM, BES, RMD), and Congressional marks from the Authorizing and Appropriating committees, in
the area of Weapons S&T, and provide assessments and reclamas to ASD(R&E). Prepare, write, review
Reports to Congress, and other Congressional Actions. Participate in DoD POM Issue Teams (IAMD,
Munitions, Strategic Offense), for potential impacts and effects on the weapons S&T area. Participate
in review and oversight on cross Department/Agency technology committees such as the Technical
Advisory Committee on the Joint DoD/DOE Munitions Program, the Joint IM Technology Program, the
Joint Fuze Technology Program, the international The Technology Cooperation Program (TTCP)
Weapons Group, and the Weapons Technology Community of Interest (CoI). Was directly responsible
for the 2010 action for the Joint Munitions TAC to establish a DoD's Critical Energetic Materials
(CEM) Working Group which was approved as a permanent body by the USD(AT&L) in Nov 2013.
- Participate in Analysis of Alternatives (AoA) Senior Advisory Group (SAG) reviews on weapons
(OASuW, HTM, LRPF, IFPC2-I and the JAGM), and provide independent analysis on the Technology
Readiness Assessment (technical risk) of weapons prior to Milestone B (entering the Engineering and
Manufacturing Development phase), and prior to Milestone C (entering the Production & Deployment
phase) (JASSM-ER, SM-6, GMLRS-AW, SDB, SDB II, JCM, JAGM, LRASM).
- Served as Executive Secretary for the DoD High Energy Laser Executive Review Panel (HELERP) in
2000, helped develop the DoD High Energy Laser Master Plan, which led to the FY2002 creation of the
DoD HEL Joint Technology Office (JTO), which has received around $44M/year since FY2002.
- Provide technical advice in special S&T reviews and assessments such as, Non-Lethal Weapons (since
1997), warhead upgrades to TLAM, counter-PGM air defenses study, Energetic Materials Net
Assessment, and A2/AD Deep Dive on Hard and Deeply Buried Targets. Was a member of the HDBT
working group and IPT that created the FY2000 DoD HDBT S&T Master Plan, which resulted in over
$115M of additional S&T for HDBT Defeat and $200M in new Energetics S&T in FY 2001-2007.
2. - Provided technical advice on special weapons reviews and assessments such as the Combating
Terrorism Technology Task Force (CTTTF) working group in FY02/03 which resulted in deployment
of the Crash Prompt Agent Defeat (CRASHPAD) weapon, the Passive Attack Weapons (PAW), and the
Massive Ordnance Air Blast (MOAB) to replace the Daisy Cutter (BLU-82), and the USD(AT&L)
2005 low collateral damage weapon review that led to the development and fielding of the Focused
Lethality Weapon. Was part of initial OSD reviews of the MOAB and Massive Ordnance Penetrator
(MOP) proposals from AFRL, and later as part of the DTRA PLANEX HDBT defeat planning
exercises for the MOAB and MOP lethality analysis.
- Was the executive Secretary for the FY2000, 2002, 2004, and 2006 Weapons Technology Area
Review and Assessments (TARA) and served as Team Leader of one of the Weapons TARA Sub-
Panels; was the Executive Secretary for the DDR&E 2003 Smart Weapons Workshop to help
determine why Smart Weapons have not been successful at transitioning from S&T and into the field;
and hosted the DoD Layered Navigation G&C Workshop in 2005 to investigate technology solutions
for an integrated layered navigation system/approaches to provide assured, precision navigation
capability in the event of GPS jamming or interference.
PRIOR WORK: From 1992-1997, was in the DDR&E Research Office and managed multiple
DDR&E university programs totaling over $450M. These consisted of the Defense Experimental
Program to Stimulate Competitive Research, Focused Research Initiative, University Research Initiative
Support Program, Historically Black Colleges & Universities/Minority Institutions, US-Japan
Management Training program, and multiple Congressional statutory and committee university
earmarks/set-asides, that require external peer review and SECDEF approval.
From 1987-1992, was the ODDDR&E (Research & Advanced Technology) Action Officer responsible
for monitoring strategic weapon systems in the Defense Acquisition System. These included the
Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI), Rail Garrison, Minuteman Penetration Aids, Advanced Launch
System. Reviewed and commented on acquisitions documents, represented DDDR&E(R&AT) at
program reviews, provided technical and programmatic analysis, and provided recommendations to the
DDDR&E(R&AT) for systems that were going before the Strategic Systems Committee.
From 1985-1987, was a Project Engineer at the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) and provided
technical/management support to Navy aircraft program managers on electro-optical surveillance
systems used on the P-3, S-3, OV-10, V-22, and mid range RPV aircraft.
From 1980-1985, was a Project Engineer at the Army Night Vision & Electro-Optics Laboratory
(NV&EOL). Was the Laboratory lead engineer on fielded second generation night vision systems,
production engineer on image intensifier night vision systems for Armored Vehicles and development
of an image intensifier night vision system test set. Worked on Army transition requirements (logistics,
provisioning, spare parts, technical manuals, training, materiel fielding plans) for aviation 3rd Gen
image intensifier night vision system, ANVIS.
SECURITY CLEARANCES: Active Top Secret, Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) with
last Periodic Reinvestigation completed in summer 2012; Critical Nuclear Weapon Design Information
(CNWDI).
EDUCATION: B.S., Electrical Engineering, Florida Institute of Technology (1979);
Certificate in Production/Product Engineering (1920 hours), Army DARCOM (AMC) Intern Training
Center, Texarkana, TX (1980); Over 800 hours various DoD Acquisition Management and Engineering
courses; Over 225 hours commercial training courses on sensors, weapons technologies, and related
subjects. Member IEEE.
3. PERSONAL INTERESTS & HOBBIES: Married to the former Elizabeth Gibbons (Liz) of Milford,
Connecticut, and have 5 children (3 boys, 2 girls), one in high school, one in college, and three post
college. Certified Grade 8 soccer referee, and a homebrewer.